Weather Words in Korean

By Lachlan McRitchie

Updated July 5, 2026

The word for weather in Korean is 날씨 (nalssi), and you describe it with words like 비 (bi, rain), 눈 (nun, snow), 해 (hae, sun), and 바람 (baram, wind). Note that 눈 means both snow and eye, so context matters.

KoreanEnglish
날씨weathernalssi
rainbi
snownun; also means eye
바람windbaram
sunhae
구름cloudgureum
하늘skyhaneul
덥다hotdeopda
춥다coldchupda
따뜻하다warmttatteuthada

Want these to stick? Hear them in real context: LingoBinge surfaces words like these while you watch Korean shows on Netflix, and saves them for spaced review.

Hear them in: Crash Landing on You, Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha.

Frequently asked questions

How do you ask about the weather in Korean?
You can ask 날씨가 어때요? (nalssiga eottaeyo?), meaning how is the weather. The reply often ends in adjectives like 더워요 (it is hot) or 추워요 (it is cold).

More Korean vocabulary guides

Back to learning Korean.